The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-03
TWO THOUSAND MUSIC TEACHERS.
That Is the Number that Will Be in Indian
apoliS Next Week-Convention Notes.

The Music Teachers National Association,
which will meet in This city Tuesday and
continue in session four days, will bring to In
dianapolis nearly 1000 music teachers from all
parts of the United States. It will be the great
est musical event, take it altogether. this city
has known, and the musical festival,
which will be given at Tomlinson Hall on
the evenings of July 5, and z, with
the two matinees. requires. besides the runner
GUS soloists and the famous Van der Stucken
orchestra, q chorus of four hundred selected
singers. Among the solo singers are Mrs
Emma Thurston, Boston; Miss Hattie J. Clap
per- New York; Miss Dora Hennings. Cleveland;
! Miss Marie Groebl, New York; Miss
Eeis Stewart, New York; Miss Sallie
Bincnam, Boston; VIM. Courtney, New York;
L. G. Go,tschalk, Chicago. The organsts will
be Hervs D. wilkins, Rochester; J. G. Batchel-
der, Detroit; John White, New York; S. A.
Baldwin, Chicago. The pianists the most
noted in the country, including Mrs Julia Rive
King. Alex. Lambert, VIM. Il. Sherwood, New
York; Louis Mas. Arthur Whiting. Boston;
Miss Neallie Stevens Aug. Hyllested, Chicago;
Miss Mary Andrus, Detroit.
The association will convene at o'clock Tues
day morning. opening with an organ solo by j.
C. Batchelder of Detroit. This will be followed
by the address of welcome by Mayor Denny.
The president of the association, Calixa Lavalee,
of Boston. will then deliver his address, which
will be followed by reports of standing com
mittees During the forenoon and afternoon
sessions essays will DO read on topics
of interest to the members Henry Harding,
of Binghamton. n Y. and Thomas Taper. jr..
of Canton, Miss, will read papers on 1.-The Art
of Teaching the Real Things in Music and the
Necessary Preparations" Edward Fisher, of
Toronto, Can, will read q paper on Notation
and Technology" Mrs. Josephine Chatterton,
of Chicago. on 1.-THE Harp" with illustrations.
Piano solos will be given by Alex Lambert,
New York. and Miss Neallie Stevens, Chicago.
ll1in
The evening entertainments will be q concert
of American composition, orchestral and vocal,
being selections from the works of Arthur Foote.
F. O. Quicken. Frank Van der Stucken, 81. ii.
Huss, j. K. Paine Otto Singer and Dudley
Buck. Mr.. Sherwood will be the pianist of the
evening and the vocal sooists will be Mrs.
Thurston, Miss Clapper, MIR. Courtney and Mr..
Gottschalk.
NOTES ABOUT THE CONVENTION.
Mr. Van der Stucken. though of German par
entage, was born in Mexico.
The members of the chorus will be admitted
to the matinees free of charge.
The general committees will meet at $50 A. M.
tomorrow, at Tomlinson Hail.
Membership tickets can be obtained on Tues
day at Roberts Park Church, but only by music
teachers and music Journalists.
It is suggested that business houses that have
bunting decorate during ice soiourn of the mu-
sic teachers in this city and that private houses
also decorate.
Letters are being received from various parts
or the State contiguous TO Indianapolis, OF the
formation of music parties of from ten to thirty
persons each, to attend the convention.
The rehearsal Of the chorus, with the Van der
Stucken orchestra will take place on Monday
night. At that time the tickets of admission to
Torglinson Hall will be given to the chorus
the Lyra Society will furnish the music at
the reception to be given by the Governor at the
State-house The Lyra will keep open house to
their friends during the week of the festival
The greater number of the solo singers and of
the teachers Will arrive the Monday trains
They will be met at the depot by the reception
committee, of which Stanton j. Peelle is chair
man.
The Van Ger Stucken orchestra, sixty-slx
members. will arrive at Has A. NJ TODAY
Rooms have been taken for Mr.. Van der Stucken
himself at the New Denison Hotel The mem
bers of the orchestra will be scattered among
the various hotels of the city.